selflessness
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈsɛlfˌlɛs.nəs/
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altruismo
- Her selflessness was evident when she volunteered to help at the shelter every weekend.
- love as selflessness
- ideal of selflessness
It's because you could say radical selflessness, right?
- It's because you could say radical selflessness, right?
- And the third characteristic is selflessness.
- And like just the selflessness of that, that decision that those marines made.
- What that stands for is selflessness, timelessness, effortlessness and richness.
- And it's this incredible epiphany of what a, what true love is and also selflessness.
- It's a commentary, I think, on what is supposed to be the selflessness of love and sweet heaven above.
- And they are selflessness, timelessness, effortlessness, and richness, or stir for short.
- I think it's funnier when there's a selflessness to how you lean in there.
- So my, my selfishness is my selflessness.
Examples
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We need to instill that value of selflessness and not living for yourself, but living for others.
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I wonder how many are still alive because of his selflessness and courage.
Blog text (26) -
There was a selflessness about the Queen.
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I watched the selflessness of my parents.
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This is a time for selflessness.
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What struck me at once about Perlemuter was this selflessness in his approach to the music.
Academic text (2001) -
Theirs is a generation of selflessness, not entitlement.
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Selflessness and truthfulness will lead to harmony.
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Selflessness is a trait common amongst the uncommon.
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She became a model of true selflessness, goodness, kindness, compassion, devotion, commitment.
Synonyms
297
1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
128
2.1
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
76
1.4
Being kind and forgiving toward other people
24
6.5
Caring about other people's needs more than your own
16
6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
11
4.9
Giving up your own comfort and needs to help other people
8
2.9
Being kind and careful about other people's needs and feelings
6
4.1
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
3
8.5
Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker
2
8.4
Kind acts that help other people
2
3.4
Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
1
5.2
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
1
2.2
Being caring and helpful to people who need support
1
3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
A way of acting that puts others before what you need
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
A willingness to give help or money to people in need
Kind and generous behavior that helps other people
A caring and generous attitude toward other people
Being kind, generous, and willing to share feelings honestly
Care for other people's needs and feelings
A way of behaving that helps other people and makes the community better
Antonyms
How Selfless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Selflessness comes from self (a person) + less meaning 'without' and the ending -ness that makes a quality. So selflessness literally means 'without self' and is an easy way to remember it means putting other people's needs before your own, the opposite of selfish.